NCCOAST to Produce and Publish NCCOAST Business Journal
Carteret County will soon have a new business magazine to promote the area as the “right place to do business and establish industry” in North Carolina. The inaugural issue of the NCCOAST Business Journal will be published in mid-February, according to Tom Kies, CEO and Publisher of NCCOAST Communications, which is based in Morehead City. “We believe the time is right to launch a new business-oriented publication here in Carteret County,” Kies said, “and we are doing so with the full support of the leadership at the Carteret County Economic Development Council (EDC) and the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce.

“In fact, we view the EDC and the Chamber as our partners in this effort,” he said.  “Having the backing of these two business organizations assures us that there’s a definite niche for a high-quality magazine that focuses on doing business in this market.

“The full-color NCCOAST Business Journal will be published six times a year and be direct mailed free-of-charge to Carteret County EDC and Carteret County Chamber members, as well as to other business and opinion leaders throughout the region, North Carolina and neighboring states,” Kies said. “Our initial press run will be 10,000 copies, and the project will be supported by advertisers who want to reach this target audience of influential, decision makers.”

Dave Inscoe, Carteret County Economic Development Council Executive Director, said,  “From all indications, this will be a first-class magazine that will be an effective marketing tool for our office to use in the recruitment of business and industry that can bring new jobs into the county. 

“There are many advantages to locating one’s business in Carteret County, such as the lowest property tax rate in the state,” Inscoe said. “The new NCCOAST Business Journal also will enable us to go in-depth on many of the important issues that influence strategic site selection decisions.”

Chamber President Mike Wagoner said, “Another primary objective of the publication will be to showcase our existing businesses and entrepreneurs who excel in the areas of innovation and customer service. 

“We are confident that the magazine will creatively position Carteret County as North Carolina’s preferred business address,” he added.

Tricia Morris, Managing Editor of NCCOAST Communications, will be responsible for the editorial content of the publication, Kies said.  Morris serves as managing editor for seven additional NCCOAST magazines and six accompanying in-house websites. An editorial board will help determine issue themes and content. Kies and Morris will represent NCCOAST Communications, and other members will be Dave Inscoe, Mike Wagoner and Dr. Joe Barwick, President of Carteret Community College.

NCCOAST Launches New Website for Crystal Coast Real Estate Agent
NCCOAST Communications has recently launched the website design for Jaime Barefoot of RE/MAX Ocean Properties. The website is barefootatthebeach.net. NCCOAST offers professional and affordable website design, redesign, hosting and other web services. For additional information or to set up an appointment for a quote for web services, email Adam Rochelle.

NCCOAST Launches Fall/Winter Waterfront Magazine
With its highly-successful premiere issue in the summer of 2007, Waterfront magazine covers it all. Published twice a year, more than 17,500 copies of each issue are distributed throughout the region. Waterfront joins a long list of NCCOAST publications such as Coaster Magazine, Topsail Coaster Magazine, New Bern Magazine, the NCRELO Guide, Coastal Event Planner and Island Review, known for offering valuable area information in an entertaining style.

Copies are distributed to select marinas, marine-related shops, visitor centers, Waterfront advertiser locations and other high-traffic areas in and around New Bern, Oriental, Beaufort, Harkers Island and Down East, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, Indian Beach, Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Jacksonville, Sneads Ferry, North Topsail Beach, Surf City, Topsail Beach, Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington. Distribution locations will be refilled throughout the year. A single complimentary copy of the magazine is also available upon request via email to individuals out-of-the-area and out-of-state. Bulk copies of the magazine are also available for boaters' bags, welcome and relocation folders, events and more.

Waterfront magazine is an 8 ½ x 11, full color magazine on quality matte paper, easy to read, with a heavy cover and global internet presence at www.nccoastwaterfront.com. Select content of the magazine and Waterfront advertiser information is available 24/7 for reference, a cost-effective means to spread your message far beyond the pages of the print magazine. Ask about additional advertising opportunities available on this website.

The magazine's content includes features on advertisers, as well as informative articles on area on-the-water recreation including boating, diving, kayaking, fishing and more. Also featured are area waterfront developments, coastal decorating and living, tide tables, an area events and major fishing tournament calendar, the North Carolina state ferry system schedule and much, much more.

Waterfront magazine also has a presence on the front page of the high-traffic NC Coast visitor and vacation information site, www.nccoast.com, where the publication and its website receive cover display and web links.



NCCOAST Launches Military HOMES
NCCOAST is proud to announce the launch of its newest publication, the Regional Military Edition of NCCOAST HOMES. Distribution of this new monthly HOMES Magazine geared toward the ever-rotating regional active duty military population began August 16 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, the largest Marine Corps air station in the world.

Aboard and outside MCB Camp Lejeune, distribution locations include: (Off base) New Market Square Shopping Center; Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center; Plum Point Shopping Center; Western Plaza; College Plaza Shopping Center; Piney Green Shopping Center. (On base) Tarawa Terrace C Store; Naval Hospital; Salon/PX Area; Video/PX Area; Subway/Annex Area; Main Post Office; Berkley Manor C Store and the MCAS Commissary.

NCCOAST Communications Publishes 2008 NCCOAST Living
NCCOAST Communications has published its 2008 edition of NCCOAST Living, a guide to living the good life on North Carolina's Southern Outer Banks. NCCOAST Living is a comprehensive relocation and coastal living guide for the North Carolina coastal communities along the Southern Outer Banks. The annual guide is among the successful line of magazines currently published by the company including HOMES Magazines, Coaster Magazine, Topsail Coaster Magazine, New Bern Magazine, Island Review, Waterfront Magazine and the Coastal Event Planner. The guide offers area information and features and showcases advertisers ready to assist with relocation to North Carolina's Carteret, Craven, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender counties. It is available for relocation and welcome bags and mailouts, and is mailed free-of-charge to individuals from across the country and around the world who request the guide via www.nccoastliving.com.

With the NC Coast being home to a beautiful coastline, the largest Marine Corps Air Station in the world and the largest Marine expeditionary force in the world (MCB Camp Lejeune & MCAS New River), the time is right for a comprehensive relocation guide to accommodate the thousands of families that relocate to eastern North Carolina each year. For information, visit www.nccoastliving.com. Call account representative Jamie Bailey (252.241.9485 or 800.525.1403) or email sales@nccoast.com to advertise in this popular annual guide.

NCCOAST City Magazines Continue Advertising Growth
NCCOAST's City Magazines and HOMES Magazines continue to see increased advertising and page growth. As one of the few (and perhaps the only) advertising-based NC Coast area guides mailed free of charge to the public upon request, the publications are distributed across the region and country, and around the world. Overseas requests for the guides are frequently received via email.

NCCOAST's City Magazines include Island Review, New Bern Magazine, Crystal Coaster, Topsail Coaster, NCCOAST Living, Waterfront Magazine, the Coastal Event Planner and five region specific HOMES Magazines. Recently received remarks include the following:


“We enjoy New Bern Magazine a lot and so does everyone who walks in! Keep up the good work!”
-- Kevin Roberts, President, New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce

“People ask for Coasters and our museum volunteers find that Coaster Magazine is one of the best "tools" they have for visitor information.”
-- Jane Wolff, Public Relations Officer, North Carolina Maritime Museum

"Please send a copy of the Topsail Coaster. We rent up there every year at the end of July and love your magazine.  :)"
-- Steve Wayne, Clarksville, TN

NCCOAST Donates to Save Our Pier Campaign
NCCOAST Communications recently donated website design services to the Town of Emerald Isle's Save Our Pier campaign. NCCOAST enjoys a strong relationship with the Town and its staff and recently redesigned the Town of Emerald Isle's community information website.
 

NCCOAST.com Welcomes Visitors
From Around the Country & World
The website for NCCOAST Communications' area guides, www.nccoast.com, attracts visitors and requests from all over the country and around the world. With between one and two million hits per month, and 600,000 - 1 million page views per month, nccoast.com has become the website visitors to the NC Coast trust for reliable information regarding the best offerings in events, area information, accommodations and real estate, shopping, dining, recreation and much more.

Over the past month, nccoast.com has received area guide and information requests from Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, as well as requests from England.

For information on advertising on nccoast.com or in NCCOAST Communications publications which include Coaster Magazine, Topsail Coaster Magazine, New Bern Magazine, Island Review, HOMES Magazines, Coastal Event Planner, area dining guides and the NCRELO Guide, phone 252.247.7442 or 1.800.525.1403 or email sales@nccoast.com.